Assimilating America The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. Throughout the last couple centuries, this nation has incorporated many different cultures and people. When reading history one is given information about time periods and past events. This often leaves the reader with a cold, factual account of the time. However it often does not make the reader think about the people who lived during those times. Gertrude Bonnin's, "The School …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

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